monolatry

mo·nol·a·try

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [muh-nol-uh-tree]
- /məˈnɒl ə tri/
- /mɒnˈəʊlətri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-nol-uh-tree]
- /məˈnɒl ə tri/

Definitions of monolatry word

noun monolatry the worship of only one god although other gods are recognized as existing. 1
noun monolatry The worship of one god without denial of the existence of other gods. 1
noun monolatry the exclusive worship of one god without excluding the existence of others 0

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Origin of monolatry

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; mono- + -latry

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Parts of speech for Monolatry

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Monolatry

monolatry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

monolatry usage trend in Literature

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